See a demo of the new 16-bit microcontroller S12XHY. The microcontroller is capable of driving directly - 4 stepper motors, with stall detection and a 160 segment LCD display. Is contains up to 256KB flash and has a maximum bus speed of 40MHz

Already the market share leader in the vibrant eReader space, Freescale Semiconductor is quickly making inroads with a broad array of tablet manufacturers, ranging from highly recognised consumer electronics brands to a growing number of Chinese “white box” tablet manufacturers. Eleven tablet products available this holiday shopping season are based on processors from Freescale – more than from any other semiconductor supplier.

Freescale Semiconductor today announced the grand prize winner of its Sense the World video contest. The winning entry, titled 3D Hand Tracking, was submitted by Victor Adrian Prisacariu and Ian Reid of Oxford, United Kingdom. The video depicts 3D-rigid hand tracking for augmented reality applications, using a Freescale ZSTAR3 development tool and a web camera.

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced four new low-noise amplifiers for wireless communications markets. Featuring low cost and a small package footprint, the new LNAs are ideal for applications from 100 MHz to 2.5GH such as remote keyless entry (RKE) systems, smart metering, wireless local area network (WLAN) applications, global positioning systems (GPS), two-way radios, industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, buffer amplifiers, mi...

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced four new low-noise amplifiers for wireless communications markets. Featuring low cost and a small package footprint, the new LNAs are ideal for applications from 100 MHz to 2.5GH such as remote keyless entry (RKE) systems, smart metering, wireless local area network (WLAN) applications, global positioning systems (GPS), two-way radios, industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) equipment, buffer amplifiers, mi...

Freescale Semiconductor and CriticalBlue Limited have expanded their relationship with an alliance focused on streamlining embedded multicore software development for Freescale platforms. CriticalBlue’s Prism development environment will support a broader range of Freescale’s QorIQ and Power Architecture-based multicore products. In addition, the companies will co-develop tools, extensions and methods to help customers more easily migrate sof...

Freescale Semiconductor has collaborated with four top protocol and operating systems vendors to offer safety-certifiable industrial automation reference solutions featuring the EtherCAT protocol on QorIQ, PowerQUICC and i.MX processors. Selected processor versions operate without fans in rugged industrial environments.

Learn about the features and benefiits of the QorIQ P1010/14 processors.

Freescale Semiconductor’s SC3850 digital signal processor (DSP) core has earned leading benchmark results from independent signal-processing technology analysis firm Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI). Specifically, Freescale’s SC3850 1.2 GHz core registered a fixed-point BDTIsimMark2000™ score of 18,500 – the highest score of any DSP architecture tested by BDTI to date.

Two years and multiple field deployments after introducing the industry’s highest-performing programmable baseband DSP, Freescale Semiconductor announces two next-generation products that deliver more than twice the throughput of their industry-leading predecessor.

Freescale Semiconductor has expanded its 32-bit ColdFire microcontroller (MCU) portfolio to meet the performance needs of the most demanding appliance and industrial applications. The new MCF51AG128 MCU family offers optimal performance and features to enhance system safety and integrity for applications such as washing machines, dishwashers, refrigeration, microwave ovens, room air conditioners, industrial drives/pumps and fans/compressors.

Freescale Semiconductor today unveiled three advanced industrial RF power transistors at an ideal price/performance ratio for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). The enhanced rugged capability combined with leading-edge RF performance enables OEMs to realise significant cost savings at the system level for industrial and commercial aerospace designs.

Freescale Semiconductor introduces a comprehensive silicon and software solution for the rapid creation of multi-service business gateway (MSBG) equipment combining services such as data, security, voice and fax.

Freescale Semiconductor is delivering the first devices from its recently announced Kinetis family of 90 nanometer (nm) 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) based on the new ARM® Cortex™-M4 core. The first five families (K10, K20, K30, K40 and K60) are now available for customer sampling and include a broad portfolio of ultra-low-power MCUs with rich analog, human-machine interface, connectivity and safety and security functionality. In addition, Fr...

Freescale Semiconductor is now providing samples of 77 gigahertz (GHz) silicon germanium (SiGe) integrated chipsets to select customers for use in automotive radar systems. Freescale’s radar solutions provide long- and mid-range functionality, allowing automotive systems to monitor the environment around the vehicle to help prevent crashes.

As the reach of the world’s networks extends further into new end-devices and previously unconnected industries, network security has become increasingly important to consumers, businesses and other organizations. To help secure the growing number of network endpoints worldwide, Freescale Semiconductor introduces the new QorIQ P1010, an energy-efficient processor incorporating advanced security technology and designed for factory equipment, dig...

Freescale Semiconductor is expanding its Xtrinsic line of intelligent sensing solutions with the addition of the new MMA6900Q and MMA6901Q accelerometers for advanced automotive active safety applications.

To meet the automotive industry’s ever-increasing need for processing performance and integration, Freescale Semiconductor today announced its next-generation 32-bit MCUs designed specifically for automotive applications. The new Qorivva microcontroller (MCU) families, based on Power Architecture® technology, are built using a unique 55 nanometer (nm) non-volatile memory (NVM) process for improved power efficiency and cost effectiveness.

ZTE Corporation, a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions, has selected Freescale Semiconductor’s six-core MSC8156 digital signal processor (DSP) to power a flexible baseband platform for its software definable radio (SDR) base stations. Using the highly programmable Freescale DSP, ZTE can develop wireless base stations capable of supporting a range of wireless standards including 3G-LTE,TD-SCDMA, WiMAX an...

Freescale has introduced a low-cost evaluation module for the MSC815x and MSC825x family of programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) intended for medical, aerospace, defence and test/measurement applications.